I don't like history. I'm bad at it because numbers, and I'm also bad at it because stats and graphs and maps (HATE MAPS) and also bad at it because I don't understand why I should care about all that stuff.

>Well, I certainly would not want to GET FUCKED BY A WOLF, that is true.

Don't believe me ? It's true ! I don't wanna get fucked by a wolf. Or a pack of them. I wouldn't want to become a meal after I've been an...amusement.

>>39722316Nah, it's not Moony's. I wanted to take his, but I didn't have a wheelbarrow handy.

>>39722317>I don't like history. I'm bad at it because numbers, and I'm also bad at it because stats and graphs and maps (HATE MAPS) and also bad at it because I don't understand why I should care about all that stuff. I sympathize, especially on the numbers. I'm okay with maps as long as they aren't insanely detailed.

I kind of like anthropology, though. It's simultaneously disheartening and comforting to realize that humans as a whole haven't changed much in all these millennia.

>Don't believe me ? It's true ! I don't wanna get fucked by a wolf. Or a pack of them. I wouldn't want to become a meal after I've been an...amusement.It seems you've given a lot of thought to these things that you absolutely don't want to happen to you ever. Would you also hate being fucked by a domesticated dog, or is the wolf much more terrible for some reason?

13.8 billion years ago when the universe was freshly EXPLODED, something happened that forced a perfect series of events leading to the an animation error in the first episode of Friendship is Magic. Just sit back and think on that for a moment. All those years, all the space debris that could have wiped out Earth as we know it, the potential universe changing errors, and this one survives and thrives! Friends, Citizens of Ponyville, fandom people, those just here for the questionable pony images, it's time to celebrate.

>>1788250I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for, but now that I know we have it and that it's the film you were referring to I'll keep it in mind. Maybe not tonight but.. definitely eventually.

The first one's entertaining on that vapid shallow not-much-to-offer-but-gets-the-job-done level. It's solid as far as film adaptations of young adult fictions go but it's still a mediocre film in general.

#Open#Canon: A Side Worth Fighting For#Adventure#Violence#FiM-only#Serious#Normal

StoryWhen Equestria set out for the stars, under the rule of the Representative, they started out by building mining operations to bring back to their home. Eventually the idea of space had become a common interest for the typical Equestrian and soon space stations and colonies invited ponies to live out beyond their atmosphere. The newly formed populations believed that the Representatives control no longer applied to them and seceded. Equestrian forces fought against these communities but gave due to the high costs of sending military forces out in to space and Equestrian involvement was drastically reduced. The colonies with their new found freedom soon created their own factions, took up territories and celestial bodies, and amassed small armies to defend themselves. It was at this time history entered a new era where it was unknown what the future will hold for these settlers and for you as well.

Rules and GuidelinesCombat: All combat like the last thread is based on the Honor's System unless a dispute arises then a dice roll will determine the outcome. All dice rolls are final unless I am asked to change the situation.

Play Style: In the last thread the story was basically a get from point A to point a B format. This time there is no main story instead you will be faced with challenges and problems, from there you will try to solve them or not. When you go to rp here instead of it being like, "How do I progress through the story?" it'll be more like, "How would I live my life in this situation?". I will be sure to put some side stories you could follow to keep things interesting.

Joining: This is again open so anyone can join. If you have problems trying to join or jump in, let me know so I can get you set up.

Welcome to Fillychan, where everything Filly, Funtasia, or both, is what it’s all about. Whether you’re having high expectations for the show, are interested in learning more about it, or are just a random bypasser, we wish you welcome.

It’s basically a serial thread at Ponychan, and not really its own forum or board. For those who are primarily experienced with 4chan or general forums, quick step introductions are at >>1017061, and other than that, you’re free to post here and try to talk about whatever you find fitting.

>>1785875>I'm honestly a bit puzzled as to how this acqusition is related to Dracco's and Simba's weird relationships, so I may just be talking rubbish and hoping that it is relevant.It's a new distributor for them, at least. I've noticed that Sweden's online toy shops are now almost completely drained of Filly merch - they all got their Filly toys from Simba and are only selling off whatever's left in stock, it seems. (So Dracco's not just having problems in Germany.)

>Uhh... it felt pretty important to me at the time, since it seemingly scared Club Filly away from the site and was inches from scaring away me too...Well, they left their wall post about the site up (as far as I know, it's still up, though I haven't checked in a while), they just removed the side link - I don't know why they did that since I don't know what you've been saying to each other in your conversation about the side links. Actually, it might be for the best that they do not link it since my intention is to let the community decide the standards of conduct at the imageboard when/if a stable community forms there while my "main" site is intended to stay at least mostly child friendly forever. (yes, I know that I link it from the main site myself... but I'll be able to remove that link very rapidly if the rules change at the imageboard) Considering the large exposure the site had on 4chan for a couple of days, I would instead say it's quite remarkable how little shitposting occurred. Certainly much less than many of the various times when 4chan have decided to raid Ponychan.

>>1786103>Just because of the English translation. Weren't Silver editions released in English? Or were the Sammelbands released in Engli

I think me and Zejgar has come across a huge plothole, and it's in FiM. In the Pilot Part 1, when Twilight meets Fluttershy, Fluttershy shows zero interest in Twilight, gushes over Spike, and asks him many questions. The trio get to the library, Twilight and Spike gets inside, and no actual contact has been made between Twi and Shy from what I can remember. But, why did Fluttershy then appear in Pinkie's friendship group at the party?

I hope I got the shock feeling across. Zejgar is questioning pretty much his entire life as I'm writing this, while I now think that S1 didn't have any real idea what it was doing either.

There were also reports yesterday evening that Western sanctions had stopped the sale of the Russian Filly magazines, but there's been a number of counter-claims since then. Overall, I think a four- or five-man Filly Twitter conglomerate has been slowly shaped, with me, Zejgar, Bobdude422, Griffins&unicorns and possibly Skundi, at its best far surpassing FillyRT.

>>1786917>It's a new distributor for them, at least. I've noticed that Sweden's online toy shops are now almost completely drained of Filly merch - they all got their Filly toys from Simba and are only selling off whatever's left in stock, it seems. (So Dracco's not just having problems in Germany.)I can't off the top of my head remember that Norwegian online stores ever sold Filly toys to any real degree, only a handful of physical stores, so I'm certainly out of luck here.

>Fillychan-site stuff in generalI feel like I've tangled myself into a topic I can't get out of, but I'll try to keep up with it.

>>1786501>So, uh, does Britain have a good social security system?Conservative government + economy trouble = Not going great for the benefits system. There have been a lot of people dropping out of the system to live on savings, turn to crime, or worse.

My city is in the top 3 with notoriously bad treatment of those on Job Seeker's Allowance. [?]I don't qualify for the long-term health problem benefits any more, but whilst I was on them I was treated in an unpleasant. degrading, and at times humiliating way, and Job Seeker's is meant to be worse. It's not really compatible with Carer's Allowance anyway. I might be entitled to some other things, which I do mean to look into, but it's less a matter of money and more a general "I don't know what I'm doing with my life long term" feeling. Had quite hoped to get a Christmas job but the one interview I got resulted in a long wait for a rejection letter. Volunteer work is the obvious choice, but I had a pretty bad experience with that at an animal shelter where they treated me badly and abused the animals, so I'd been hoping to find an alternative. Sadly, it's hard to get work experience without work experience...

>>Weren't Silver editions released in English? Or were the Sammelbands released in English too?>From what I am aware of, I haven't seen Silvers or Sammelbands ever getting an English release. Proof of an English release for either of them would be a game-changer in my eyes.Fair enough. I thought Silver edition did have an English release but I can't find it! Would still prefer we general

>>36790996ya we can't, and tbh I don't think it is. He usually gets MLP screeners about 1-2 weeks out. He wouldn't have gotten a FiM screener this early. I COULD be wrong and maybe the premiere screeners go out early so sites like EW can type up articles and shit.

So aside from reality warping + chaos related powers (and the occasional 4th wall breaking, although I doubt that counts as a "power) what sorts of powers do you think Discord has?

I do remember him opening a doorway that seemingly led to a white vastnass of nothing. Although this could just be a fancier form of his teleportation via clicking, I like to think Discord can access other dimensions and realties, such as the alternate reality EG is set in.

although you could get meta with the fourth wall breaking and say he can access the worlds other cartoons are set in, but that's just a silly little headcanon

This is The Order of The Insomniacs, ready to accept and entertain the newest of people to the oldest of legends. Packed with exciting daily madness, your dose of unhinged chaos and of course the magical aura of this thing we call 'friendship'.

So why not introduce yourself? Make a few friends, relieve yourself of chronic boredom or even just chat along! There's a lot of oppurtunities to start up a conversation, so don't be shy! Whether be it spontaneous roleplay or your usual babbling, anything goes.

>>1788076I guess it takes as much skill and energy as any other sports?Glades and moguls are a step up only because you're basically doing jump-up burpees without the push ups for five minutes (or however long it takes to go down).

Space. The final frontier. Since the dawn of time, Ponies have looked up towards Celestia's crystal clear skies, and Luna's dark, sparkling oceans of beauty and wondered, 'what's up the-'You know, we still don't know what's at the bottom of our own, actual oceans.Well, aren't you a buzzkill. I'm trying to do a recruitment ad here.It would help if you weren't cheesy as all hell about it.Maybe you should do it, then, if you think you're better at it than me!Fine.

The Orion Space Station is the most recent arm of the Equestrian Military to combat the ever-growing Rift threat. While its responsibilities have grown in recent years to include space-based defenses and even first contact with alien races, Orion's main purpose still remains.

Tired of normal military life? Want a little extra excitement in fighting interdimensional beasts? Or maybe just want to come up and see Equestria's Space Station for yourself? Sign up for Orion today!

>>133247You're awesome, thanks a million!Sorry I wasn't online when you got onI may as well tell you now, better late than never… I'm grateful that you gifted me the game even though I didn't answer your message :)

In the aftermath of a devastating firefight which claimed almost 20 lives, Lonestar has reported the successful incarceration of four of the terrorists connected to the Night of Fire Rampage. The shooters have been successfully connected to over a dozen massacres and grand thefts, including the recent Cornerstone Armored Car robbery. Lonestar's Canterlot-area cabinet of generals has called this an "unqualified success" and "both justification and encouragement for the continuous inflation of our government budget". However, they have also cautioned Canterlot residents against early celebration, and stated that they will NOT be reducing their presence in the city. This motion was condoned by Chief Centurion Royal Blue, who stated that "There are more terrorists out there...and they will not back down this easily".

The terrorists are currently awaiting trial and hanging.

The first rain of the year came on January Eleventh. It was the first rain since the Night of Fire that wasn't made of chocolate. The old standard was new again, and the new standard was locked up in Dead Man's Ridge Maximum-Security Penitentiary. It's not much of an exaggeration to say that the first few days of 57-6A were a miserable time to be an Operator—in between the heightened police presence, the lack of arms coming into the city, and a dozen other things besides, the work had gotten harder and the cuts had been reduced by magnitudes.

>>40806491Lunacy's face twists into a stupid-ass grin as soon as Suave calls her just 'a little cuckoo', and he can't help himself from snickering just a bit. "Yeah, she's only a little cuckoo, y'know, ripping one of my eyes out and all, and sounding like she was getting off while doing it."

"Good to know. Very good to know. Thank you. It'll help." he says, nodding to himself and staring on off to Celestia's setting sun. "Now, you had a question?"

>>40806499Suave's countenance was one of absolute concern, not only for Lunacy, but for the situation in general. That last bit about the eye-gouging and the getting-off-while-doing-it didn't leave Suave in a very comforting train of thought. Sure, he had heard things, but he wasn't sure just how much was true right up until now. It left a confused and slightly sick feeling in his stomach, but he does his best to dismiss it for now. He has more important things to attend to for the time being. For instance, the already-questionable mental state of his comrade seems to have been slipping even more.

"Yeah, uh, Loony?" he starts, concern clear in his voice. "Ah don't mean to alarm ya, but, y'sound... Out of it," he says, seemingly unsure of his words. "You, uh... You all right? 'Snot e'ry day someone like you calls up someone like me an' rattles off about... This. 'Specially when they sound like a meadowlark without a song ta sing."

It's pretty clear Suave was trying to butter things up by saying this instead of 'you actually admitted that I was right'. It seems the secrets of diplomacy have yet to forsake him.

>>40805291>>40805494>>40806344"Thanks, Farasi. And as far as I know, it's somethin' to do with my getting arrested. He seemed alright with me when I met him before... and his organization even provided covering fire while we got out, on my request. So... it's a delicate situation. I'll have to find some way to patch things up with him after the wedding, 'cause I'm pretty sure he's gonna see it as some major disrespect."

He glances around the room. "Speakin' of, where is Sam? Or Umi, for that matter. He was just here a second before..."

Welp, looks like FIMFiction is a complete wasteland for getting any kind of meaningful feedback on your story. I tried the FIMFic General on /mlp/ and got no takers, so here I am, /fic/, seeking your help.

I'd like someone to tell me what they think of this ongoing fic I've been working on since October. I tried to go for a balance between mild believability and general silliness, and I'm just not sure if it's actually all that funny. Can anyone help me?

Trigger warning!-This is a comedy centered around the two most hated characters that I can think of: Blueblood and Flash Sentry. Though, I'll have you know that they aren't interpreted as what you've seen in the show.

-Covers somewhat adult ideas. Not for those easily offended by the idea that our beloved candy-colored equines have sex like all other mammals. It is not, nor will it ever be, straight up clop.

>Off in the distance you see a timeworn yet magnificent mansion that stands alone towering over the surrounding area. Past that is a lush forest that stretches to the vast mountains beyond. Many sorts are drawn to the curiosity that is the mansion.No one knows where it came from or how long it has been there. For whatever reason you find yourself heading towards it. You may not know what tales you will weave in these winding halls. No one does, but all stories have a beginning and this one starts with a knock.

We have our own Wikia page. Note: pages that are being vandalized WILL be locked, and the vandal will receive an IP ban. Friendly and accurate editing is encouraged however.http://aos.wikia.com/wiki/An_Oblivious_Wiki

>>40805911>He glances over to her. Um, no. Just happened to find a small clearing in the forest.

>He glances over, finding a small waterpool down at the base of the trees.

Or you just landed in some little...oasis? Some little pond down there I guess. No harm done.

>As she navigates she ship behind the Mansion, a wide open spot for her to do so. Obviously outside the Mansion was becoming rather vehichle crowded. Mystics ship, Olivia's car and now Cherri's space ship. And then if Dashy and Page were to come around it would be incredibly crowded airspace.

Now of course Bronies should have a board for threads such as that, but I feel that too many such topics have been appearing on >>>/oat/ and have been distracting users from more light topics (like what I usually post).

Check the bottom of an OP's post for a small button labeled "Hide"Clicking that removes those threads from the universe through the power of internet wizardry.They can be summoned back onto our plane with the holy incantation of "Unhide" that appears in the former threads place.

On the Edge of Equestria near the western forests. Lies Trotswood, a small town on the Edgeof civilization as ponies know it. A haven for the weird and supernatural, Trotswood hasnever grown into a particularly large town and though ponies come and go, it needs moreponies to grow. Ponies who can run shops, work jobs, and defend the town from the horrorsthat lurk at its edges. The town is small right now, consisting of a few shops, some homes,a hospital, and the bar next to the hospital.

Trotswood is supposed to be a growing community, where there is no overall OP to handle anythingbut OOC disputes and the rules. Everything is player driven, the story, the town, the ponies inin the town. It is a place players can make an arc, and bring the whole town into it, you do not haveto make up a setting or anything, just take the town and its basics and make it into a place

>>40802626If you really don't want to run the crossroads, then why do you? You could probably sell the place... but what do I know?Orchid said patting Rain's maneYou go sell it mommy? I like that place.

>>40805093"I can't just sell it, because the place has no value...The town's too small for it to give me a living savings to fall back on...I need the money to keep things stable, and all that. Gotta think of Rain, after all." She responds while straightening out her mane

Life is hard and then you die. That's just the way it is. You wake up, you go to your shitty job, you come back to your shitty apartment, you eat your shitty processed dinner, you watch your shitty corporate TV, and then you go back to bed again. Rinse and repeat. The corporations control your life, the government controls your money, and those are controlled by groups you don't even have a name for. You're one of the little people—the nobodies, the downtrodden, the ninety-nine percent; and this is the rest of your life. You will be lonely. You will be miserable. You will wake up every morning and ride the bus to a factory job where you are shouted at by a fat unicorn who makes more in a week than you do in a year. You will spend your entire life trying not to breathe in the city smog, and you will spend your few quiet moments hoping you didn't get noticed by someone important. When you're thirty, you'll lose your leg in an accident and get a cheap augment to replace it. You will spend every minute of your life wishing you were dead; and when it finally happens, you probably won't even see it coming.

But it doesn't have to be that way.

You can break the chains. You can master your own destiny. You can get the fame, the money, the power, the glory—you can hold the entire world in your hooves, and hear it scream your name.

All you have to do is become a criminal.____________________________________________________________________________Q: So what is this?

A: Sixth Age: Neon Shadows (or 6A, for short), is an imageboard RP with a twist: while characte

Cherry red mane and tail, cream colored coat. Eyes are foggy/milky blue. Cutie mark consists of a broken hourglass, tends to wear prefer wearing such formal clothing as ties, vests, and suits when working without concern for arousing suspicion.

History:

“I wanted to be a doctor.”“It only seemed…natural. I’d been raised in the middle class, brought up on the spiels and allegories promoting hard work, determination, focus, and discipline. Youth and stupidity allowed me to take these at face value for a time - whilst my father served on active duty through most of my foalhood and adolescence, I lived in a variety of countries, including Chineigh, Afghaneighstan, Horsetrailia, Germeneigh, and Brayzil, though my birthplace was in Trottingham. Naturally, then, I am fluent in a few certain languages, and have an applicable knowledge of a few others. Even at an early age, my parents seemed aware I was… gifted. A mixed bag, I daresay. My father was…quite demanding, whilst my mother was what you might call an enabler, and each claimed to wish to see me ‘succeed.’ Yet…I wonder now how much of that was borne of their own fear of their eventual degradation, and their wishes that a well cultivated son might save them from such a fate. I suppose it matters little now - they never did live so long enough to see it.”

“As you can imagine, I felt isolated from my peers during my foalhood, for a multitude of reasons. Instead I turned to hobbies, primarily reading, music, and certain martial arts, when I found myself in one of those antiquated countries which still give credence to the practice. Through these I maintained a semblance of sanity, even in the face of my father’s transgressions. Academics and reasoning skills became my greate

Hello, and welcome to the Trotswood RP. Now, we are an Ask/Invite RP, meaning we need one thing from you, before you RP in the thread. All we need, is a short (Or long if you want), application. Now, we don’t need anything to extensive. Just Blood type, history of medical procedures, three signed letters of recommendation, and the head of Crawmerax a brief history, including any combat, skills, how they found the town, and anything else you’d like to include.

Please, we don’t mind if you use sign up sheets from other canons, but we don’t use stats, so please leave them off. Here in Trotswood, if you want combat, we suggest you talk with the one you’re fighting about what system to use. Some of us like rolls, others like honor systems, and some of us like stat based. Talk about it before you fight, to prevent an unhappy mix up.

Now, as for applications, we’ve gone over what we need, but there are a few extra guidelines. Just some basic, common sense and canon specific rules that will help us streamline the application process, and get you approved faster.

>No Humans (We’re “Show Canon” in that way. Please keep to races found in the show. However, Hybrids of show races are welcome in many cases.)>Direct crossovers are discouraged. However, if the application sheet seems solid, there is a chance you’ll be passed, and approved.>Please be proper with your power. We’re not going to reject you, if you’re a god, provided you’re not “Supergod The Bes Around”.

And that’s it. Once you have an application, long or short, simply post it in this thread, and the OP, and a team of “Half OPs”.

>>458080It kinda is, but it's hard for some people to keep track of the thread due to differing schedules, not to mention the amazing number of people that post once, then never come back, and the handful of people that have directly abandoned us.

Growing up within the east side of Cloudsdale, pressured just like several other pegasus early on, high expectations were held for each of them to be able to fly or competed in hopes they’ll grow up to be great fliers. Detesting all that pressure, those high standards, even the competing to be honest, Lava in turn veered away towards aerial ballet. Though more of a private pastime, few might get the chance to watch. Her day job has unfortunate ups alongside downs, as managing weather is quite taxing even for pegasus ponies. She does enjoy having a little fun here or there during work, or at times teasing some friends with a kitty costume if not her kitsune one.

Reason for moving to trotswood: Having heard a few rumors back in cloudsdale about possible openings, she saw it both an opportunity and chance to get away from Cloudsdale really. Be herself more than what other ponies wanted to impose upon them.

>>133913It needed to sell as much as Call of Duty to cover their extravagant marketing costs and excessive dev budget.

Because either it needs to be the best game of the year or it's a failure.

And now we'll never have Prototype 3. But don't you worry the yearly sequel to Hall of Shooty is coming right up! Because that's what you want, to shoot at brown people behind boxes in a hallway, not wreck havok like if the Hulk got taken over by The Thing.

Maretropolis!! A city of heroes and villains, perhaps more than anyone thought possible! But even heroes and villains have lives outside of fighting (or committing) crimes. In this roleplaying series, players take the role of amateur heroes or villains as they try to make a name for themselves in the bustling city of crime and crime-fighters, Maretropolis! But it's not just about fighting, not if you don't want it to be! Heroes and villains have lives too, making friends, bickering with enemies, or even building a team! There will be plenty of time to chill with others if you're not in the mood to fight, but villains are always scheming as well...

Battles are welcome to be fought with the honor system, but anything you and opponents can agree to use is fine. There's no reason to feel too bad if the bad guys get away. Try to play with your opponents instead of against them. If a hero loses, try to work out a fun way to keep the story going. Maybe they're put into an elaborate deathtrap for other heroes to have to free them from. A villain who loses a fight doesn't have to wind up in jail, but if they do they might be broken out rather quickly. This is all highly experimental, so tell me if you think of any problems with the layout. In the end, it's all a big playground.

Rules for character creation:1. Both heroes and villains should be less powerful than the Power Ponies. They're the experienced, talented, awesome heroes that other heroes look up to. But don't worry, you might be able to team up with

>>132933I'm fearing the price on these. A lot of it will probably be for the accessories, too, but I won't be the only one after only the ponies so buying the whole lot would probably be the easiest way to get them!

Well, I’m sure the word is well enough out by now for most of you, but I’ve joined the Marine Corps, and I’m headed off for Boot Camp soon. I’m signed on for a four year tour of active duty, so I don’t know if I’ll ever see or talk to you guys again. I’m an electronic communications mechanic, so odds are I’ll be able to access a computer now and then, but I can’t be sure so I just want to make sure I’ve said this. I’m gonna miss you all, and as part of my goodbye, I’ve written a short blurb on what I’ll miss the most about all of you. I know some of them don’t seem like it, but these are from the heart, so I hope they’ll help you remember me as much as they help me remember you.

It’s been an honor and a privilege meeting and getting to know all of you, and you’ve been a big part of my life. You’ve helped me grow as a person in many areas, and you’ve been there for me when I was down. Thank you, all of you. I’ll never forget you.

(please note. the order listing has nothing to do with how important any one person was to me, this is simply the order in which i was able to think of names. it took me nearly six months to make this and write a blurb for all of you. i never bothered to reorder the names because i love all of you, and couldn’t bring myself to place any one person above the others. you’re all very special to me, and i hope this helps you realize that.)(i’m crying as i type this)

/P/AD[docs.google.com]The original thread no longer runs the way it used to, but the users will always be in my heart. They taught me much.

Insomniacs[docs.google.com]I only knew you guys for a short time, but you too touched my heart.

Well, I’m sure the word is well enough out by now for most of you, but I’ve joined the Marine Corps, and I’m headed off for Boot Camp soon March 2nd. I’m signed on for four years of active duty, so I don’t know if I’ll ever see or talk to you guys again. I’m an electronic communications mechanic, so odds are I’ll be able to access a computer now and then, but I can’t be sure so I just want to make sure I’ve said this. I’m gonna miss you all, and as part of my goodbye, I’ve written a short blurb on what I’ll miss the most about all of you. I know some of them don’t seem like it, but these are from the heart, so I hope they’ll help you remember me as much as they help me remember you.

Despite its low traffic and visibility, /fic/ will always be my home as a writer. It’s where I realized how little I knew, and where I learned what I know now. I’ll never forget the people listed here.

Ion-SturmThe devil of /fic/. Never afraid to be brutally honest with someone. Caustic, blunt, and a cynical asshole to the core. He brought such energy to the board that it was just never the same without him. Also known for his wicked-awesome, creepy gifs. I grew to love those. And the final irony is that when I first came to /fic/ he said I wouldn’t last 200 posts; and while not a single one of my threads has made it that far, I’ve stayed here far longer than he has. Fate has a funny sense of humor. I’ll miss you, Ion.

Roger DodgerCertainly the most level headed and down to earth member of the old /fic/ crew. Where he led, the crowd followed (even across sites). It felt like a mark of acceptance the day he commented on my first thread.

Oh great, this is the one that makes me cry? That's messed up universe, thanks buckets for that one.

Anyways, all I was going to say is to have fun with the Marines, work hard, learn a bunch, and come through to the other side. There's work to be done, new things to apply, and I hope that you'll keep doing everything you can to be the best you can be...

And on a mildly unrelated tangent, should something happen in which you don't join the Marines for some unpredictable issue, feel free to come back should you still have free time. There's always a light on, even should we merge into the other board.

If life is like a river, then the writers and reviewers of /fic/ are like the stones within its bed, worn down by the current until either the softer rock is peeled away to reveal the brilliance hidden deep inside, or scattered into dust and whipped off into oblivion.

Perhaps this is a gentle current, tearing you from your place in the riverbed and casting you about the waters with all the other stones, before settling back into your place, battered and thinned but still strong as ever. Perhaps it is something stronger, ripping you from your place of comfort and throwing you to someplace new, where different adventures and different stones await your arrival, far from that which was your old home.

I don't know which case shall be truer nor, in the end, which shall give you greater joy. In either event, I shall nonetheless wish you safety and happiness in your endeavors. And, wherever you might go, know you touched those around you in ways both large and small, and know that our well-wishes go along beside you in your journeys.

Farewell for now, Bleeding Rain. I wish you luck, and may you find your place in this odd, odd world we call home.

A friend of mine said of his military service, "You won't like it, but you won't regret it."

You'll have plenty of time to unplug and mull over what is and isn't important to you. If you've never experienced being physically fit, you'll come to respect the strength of mind that comes with strength of body.

As everyone should know by now, Equestria Daily has gone almost exclusively to short bullet-point reviews, except in cases where only a small number of items need to be corrected for posting. I enjoy giving longer reviews, but can no longer do so through Equestria Daily, so I will post them here. I will only do so for stories that in my estimation would have passed the old automoon system; others will get only the bullet-point treatment in the email.

This thread is only for the authors in question and me. They are free to ask questions or ask me to remove their reviews from the thread for any reason. For any other traffic, I will ask a mod to delete it. General questions about Equestria Daily or the pre-reading process should be posted here:>>128414

Note that I won't give an exhaustive list of errors; I'll provide a representative list of the types of problems I find and leave it to the author to scour his story for the rest.

To avoid repeating myself, I'll post a few of the more common discussion topics up here; your review may refer you to one or more of these.

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>>132093>Gesture and setting are an important part of dialogue, but the tone I'd set for the story was fairly stripped back up until this point, and so I tried to continue that by stripping my dialogue of all but the most important physical cues.If it were a short conversation, it wouldn't be much of an issue, but it does add a healthy touch of realism. When you're talking to a friend, do you notice him gesturing with his hands? Do you notice what face he makes in response to what you said? You want the reader's experience to mirror what real life would be like as much as possible. And just like a stock portfolio, diversification is key, in this case, diversity in the means used to convey information. We call this "talking heads," and certainly some readers are more sensitive to it than others. It wasn't horrible, or I would have mentioned it earlier, but it could use a bit more.

>And I have to ask, is it necessary?Maybe? All I can say is that it bothered me. You made a point of having Apple Bloom there, and then I kept wondering when it was going to matter that she was. As much as AJ tries to take on the burden of the situation because of how it's affecting the rest of the family, it seems like she'd notice how Apple Bloom was reacting to the argument with Granny Smith, even if Apple Bloom keeps quiet.

>I figure she takes it off to sleep, just as Applejack, later, takes off her hair ties.Could be. Though in "Somepony to Watch over Me," Sweetie Belle wears the bow as a disguise, and AJ wasn't surprised by it. She has it on during their sleepovers, too, in "One Bad Seed" and "The Stare Master."

>Could you explain the difference, please, or at least help me understand it better?Well, it goes to the differences in narrative voices. An omniscient narrator has to present thoughts as quoted (or italicize

>>132100>But IV bags need to be changed, which means someone would need to enter the room, which defeats the point of sealing the room.That's kind of my point. If they'd incapacitated him through something like sedation, then he wouldn't be dangerous, plus he wouldn't need to wake up to eat, thus he'd get even more rest. So I'm not sure why Twilight goes for the setup she does. However, there is a little inkling in there that she knows more than she's letting on. It makes me wonder if she knew what long odds they faced.

I am not entirely sure what to think of this.At first it's kind of meh. It starts like crap by a generic third wave post-rock band. It has some potential, but it lacks the polyphony typical for GY!BE. Then that awful guitar solo-wannabe happens. I really hope they'll cut it from the album version.But then the magic happens. After the "solo" is over, a real Godspeed song begins. From that point to the very end it's really fantastic.